- Grown in the Abruzzo region , this red grape produces a plum like fruit flavor , light in acidity and light in tannin type of wine.

Moscato

- This varietal is used primarily to make sparkling, sweet, and semi-sweet wines. It is also the finest Muscat grape produced in Italy.

Nebbiola

- These grapes are one of the oldest an most distinguished of all Italian grapes. Grown in the Piedmont region, these grapes are mainly used in making Barolos and Barbarescos.

Negroamoro

- Grown in Puglia, this black grape in widely planted in the south of Italy and makes a flavorful and strong wines.

Nero d’ Avola

- One of the finest grapes in Sicily. These grapes make reds that are deeply colored and full of flavor.

Nuragus

- This grape covers a third of Sicily and makes white wines that are dry, light and crisp.

Petit Rouge

- Native of the Aosta Vally, these grapes are often used to make light and fruity red and rose wines.

Piedirosso

- These red grapes are only grown in Campania and produce rich, bold flavored wines.

Pinot Grigio

- Grown in the Friuli -Venezia Giulia region, these white grapes are tend to produce wines which are full bodied with a peachy mineral flavor.

Pinot Nero

- This grape is usually light and fruity and is found in the Northeast regions of Italy.

Primitivo

- This grape makes full bodied red wines which are deep in color with spicy red berry fruit flavors. This grape is grown in the Puglia region of Italy.

Prosecca

- This vine is only grown in Italy and almost exclusively in the Veneto region. Always used to make sparkling white wines, this grape is sometimes sweet in flavor but more often dry with crisp flavors of apples and pears.

- Grown in the Montepulciano region of Italy, this grape is sometimes called Sangiovese Grosso and is used inVino Nobile Di Montepulciano along with the more common Sangiovese Piccolo.

Raboso

- Grown in Veneto, this red wine grape is heavy in tanninsn high in acidity and deep in color. It is also blended with softer wines to improve their structure.

Refosco

- This red grape is used in dark and spicy reds with strong black fruit flavors. Grown in the Friuli -Venezia Giulia region, this grape can produce wines that are powerful, tannic with a nice bitterness.

Ribolla Gialla

- An acient grape from the Friuli -Venezia Giulia region and produces light and crisp white wines with hints of apples, citrus and almonds.

Rondinella

- Native to the Veneto region, this white grape is blended with Molinara and Negrara grapes to produce Volpolicella in both its dry and amarone or recioto versions.

Ruche

- This red grape variety is grown exclusively in Piedmont and produces a wine that is very floral and perfumed.

Sagrantino

- This red grape is produced in Umbria and is one of the most tannic grapes found anywhere in the world. This grape produces Sagrantino di Montefalco, a DOCG wine that must be made from 100 percent Sagrantino.

Sangiovese

- This red grape is the principal grape in all Chianti wines. It has an intense color, high in acidity, tannic and flavors of cherries and violets. This grape is the most widely planted varietal in Italy.

Shiava /Vernatsch

- Grown in the Trentino Alto Adige region of Italy, this red grape is the base for such wines as Santa Maddalena, Caldaro and Castellel.

Sauvignon Blanc

- This widely grown white varietal is high in acid and produces a crisp, dry, and refreshing white wine.

Schioppettino

- Grown in Friuli, Italy, this grape is dark skinned and has similar aromas and flavors of a Syrah.

Sylvaner

- This white grape is high in acid with a fruity aroma and taste. It has more of a full bodied flavor than Reisling.

Teroldego

- Grown in the villages of Mezzacorona and Mezzolombardo in the Alto Adige region, this red grage produces wine that has a fruity and fresh taste.

Terrano

- Grown in the Friuli -Venezia Giulia region, this red grape is also know as Refosco but around Trieste it is called Terrano.